World: 30% of the crop must be grown locally

Urban agriculture technology should be deployed to produce at least 30 percent of urban fruits and vegetables by 2030, thereby increasing food resilience. All kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables can be produced in urban gardens. This was one of the key points in the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's report "How Cities Can Feed Themselves - The Ten Point Plan". Both indoor vertical farms, which use hydroponics instead of soil, and precision greenhouses, which use artificial intelligence to analyze plants and adjust their growing conditions, both benefit from high yields, frequent harvesting, low water consumption, and are not dependent on outdoor cultivation. from circumstances. Although they are mostly suitable for the production of leafy greens and grapes, they are currently experimenting with blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and other fruits in the precision greenhouses. In addition, urban gardens can grow all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables. Cultivation using ...